Shreveport Man Arrested on 200 Counts of Possessing Child Abuse Images
Caddo detectives arrested a Shreveport man on Wednesday morning after they found hundreds of child pornography in his electronic devices.
Glenderek Merritt, 25, was booked into Caddo Correctional Center and charged with 200 counts of pornography involving juveniles.
Following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), detectives executed a search warrant of Merritt's residence in the 9700 block of Baird Rd. Caddo Cyber Crimes Detective Jared Marshall examined the media devices seized from Merritt's home and discovered over 200 files of children, as young as 4 years old, engaged in explicit sex acts.
The investigation is ongoing and Merrit could face more charges.
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